Six Sacred Swords

7/10

Executive Summary: I didn't enjoy this nearly as his arcane ascension books. I probably won't continue on unless I catch a deal on the sequel.

Audiobook: I like Nick Podehl as a narrator, but he's been hired to read so several books I've found disappointing (including this one) that I'm a bit apprehensive when I see he's the narrator now.

That's not his fault though. He does a good job, but I kind of have trouble separating his voice from some of those past books (mostly LitRPG stuff I decided to try).

Full Review
I didn't initially realize this series tied into the Arcane Ascension books, so I was a bit surprised when Corin shows up (albeit briefly) at the start of this one.

I mostly picked this up because I felt as though Andrew Rowe did a sort of better version of LitRPG. It gets a lot more into the mechanics of things without making me feel like I'm reading a video game I'd rather be playing.

That didn't help here. I didn't find the humor very good. Instead it was kind of distracting. Humor can be hard because it's subjective. I'm not sure if that was what turned me off this book, or if I was just generally uninterested in the story. Probably a bit of both.

On the plus side the book was quick and light. Given it tie in to stuff in Arcane Ascension and my general tendency to try to read all the world building I can, I may give the series another try if I catch a deal on the sequel. Otherwise I'll just wait for the 3rd Arcane Ascension book to come out.